Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern United States and the Bahamas.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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Synonyms:
A. virginicus, misapplied.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Rare
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for pinelands in the lower Keys. Also present on Key Largo, where perhaps relict from the historical pineland there. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys (Key Largo) and the lower Keys.
